Category Archives: World
China tells Vatican it's fighting illegal organ transplants
ROME - Chinese health authorities told a Vatican trafficking conference that Beijing’s efforts to crack down on illegal “underground” organ transplants have resulted in 220 arrests a...
Mar 14, 2018
Dog death on United raises questions about its track record
United Airlines, under siege over the death of a puppy on one of its flights, says the flight attendant who ordered a passenger to put her pet carrier in the overhead bin didn’t know there was a...
Mar 14, 2018

FedEx investing $1 billion to modernize Tennessee hub
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - FedEx said Wednesday that it is investing more than $1 billion to modernize and expand its Tennessee hub, in a move the shipping giant says will improve its efficiency and reliability...
Mar 14, 2018
After UK slaps penalties on Russia, attention turns to Trump
WASHINGTON - After the brazen poisoning of a former spy, British Prime Minister Theresa May quickly pinned the blame on Russia. So did U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, in what ultimately became ...
Mar 14, 2018

Rapper Juelz Santana pleads not guilty to weapons charges
NEWARK, N.J. - Rapper Juelz Santana has pleaded not guilty to drug and gun charges stemming from an incident at Newark Liberty International Airport last week. Santana entered his plea in Newark on We...
Mar 14, 2018

Jamaican act Flourgon sues Miley Cyrus over 'We Can't Stop'
NEW YORK - Jamaican artist Flourgon has sued Miley Cyrus and Sony Music for the singer’s 2013 song, “We Can’t Stop.” The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in New York City, claims Cyrus...
Mar 14, 2018

Slovenia's premier resigns over court ruling on referendum
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia - Slovenia’s prime minister said Wednesday he is resigning after the country’s top court annulled last year’s referendum on a key railway project and ordered a ne...
Mar 14, 2018
2 in South Texas sentenced in grenade launcher smuggling
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Two people have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a conspiracy to buy and smuggle from Mexico into the U.S. a grenade launcher and three semi-automatic rif...
Mar 14, 2018
Lawmaker who nearly beat Cochran to run for his seat again
JACKSON, Miss. - An insurgent Mississippi Republican on Wednesday once again jumped into the race for a U.S. Senate seat he sought in 2014, catching flak anew from fellow party members even though the...
Mar 14, 2018

Louisiana elections chief won't quit amid harassment claims
BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana’s top elections officer rejected calls from the governor and some state lawmakers for him to resign, and said Wednesday he will fight a lawsuit claiming he sexually ...
Mar 14, 2018